Licensed Professional Counselor - Outpatient Pediatrics

Geisinger•Sunbury, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

$7500 Signing Bonus, if eligible; Fully In-Person; Full Time Day; Monday - Friday; REQUIRES: Active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure; previous pediatric experience strongly preferred

Requirements

Active Pennsylvania Professional Counselor (LPC) licensure
Master's Degree-Social Sciences

Nice To Haves

previous pediatric experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses patient needs and abilities and develops treatment plans to facilitate improved patient functioning/symptom resolution.
Provides individual, family, couple and group psychotherapy as deemed clinically appropriate.
Participates with program planning with the psychiatry team and other applicable team members.
Evaluates the ongoing biopsychosocial needs of patients, identifying needs and problems and determining a treatment plan.
Provides psychotherapies and case management to assigned patients as well as input regarding the care of program patients.
Engages as a primary therapist or co-therapist in group therapy to psychiatric patients and as the primary therapist in individual, family, and couple therapies.
Obtains pertinent data in accordance with program and regulatory standards.
Upholds agency policies and standards as well as ethical standards of appropriate discipline.
Collaborates with outpatient and inpatient teams to provide triage evaluation and crisis intervention.
Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.
The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive.
They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Benefits

Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contribution
Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care.
Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance
healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners